Queens of the Summer Hotel

Queens of the Summer Hotel is the tenth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Aimee Mann, released on November 5, 2021, on SuperEgo Records.[1]

Queens of the Summer Hotel
Studio album by
Aimee Mann
ReleasedNovember 5, 2021 (2021-11-05)
Recorded2021
StudioUnited Recording
GenreFolk
Length40:20
LabelSuperEgo
ProducerPaul Bryan
Aimee Mann chronology
Mental Illness
(2017)		 Queens of the Summer Hotel
(2021)
Singles from Queens of the Summer Hotel
  1. "Suicide Is Murder"
    Released: August 6, 2021
  2. "Burn It Out"
    Released: September 24, 2021
  3. "I See You"
    Released: October 29, 2021

Writing

Mann started work on Queens of the Summer Hotel in 2018, when she was commissioned to write songs for a stage adaptation of Susanna Kaysen's 1993 memoir Girl, Interrupted. The memoir describes Kaysen's time at McLean Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts.[2][3] The musical was to be produced by Barbara Broccoli and Frederick Zollo, but was canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

The album title was inspired by an Anne Sexton poem.[2] The album was announced on August 6, 2021, with the release of the first single, "Suicide Is Murder".[5]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
The A.V. ClubB[8]
Riff6/10[9]

Kirsten Lambert from the Chicago Reader wrote, "Mann probes the depths of human experience, addressing some grim subject matter—including suicide, self-immolation, and incest." She concluded that the album "isn't a quick (or easy) listen. This one will stay with you for a while."[1] Alex McLevy of The A.V. Club called it "an unusual (and unusually rewarding) project," writing, "It doesn't have the instant-classic pop of some of her earlier material, but as a more somber, measured collection of music (none of the jangly pop-rock of Charmer to be found here), it's a winner."[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Aimee Mann.

No.TitleLength
1."You Fall"3:35
2."Robert Lowell and Sylvia Plath"3:13
3."Give Me Fifteen"2:42
4."At the Frick Museum"3:03
5."Home by Now"1:35
6."Checks"0:34
7."Little Chameleon"1:44
8."You Don't Have the Room"4:06
9."Suicide Is Murder"4:14
10."You Could Have Been a Roosevelt"2:07
11."Burn It Out"2:57
12."In Mexico"3:33
13."Check (reprise)"0:57
14."You're Lost"2:16
15."I See You"3:36
Total length:40:20

Charts
Chart performance for Queens of the Summer Hotel
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[10] 53
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11] 18

References
  1. Lambert, Kirsten (2 November 2021). "Aimee Mann poignantly confronts mental illness on Queens of the Summer Hotel". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  2. Lentini, Liza (5 November 2021). "On The Record: Aimee Mann's Queens Of The Summer Hotel". Spin. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  3. Pelly, Jenn (4 November 2021). "Aimee Mann: 'I have an enormous amount of compassion for people who are struggling'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  4. Snapes, Laura (2021-11-04). "Aimee Mann: 'Any woman my age is traumatised by growing up in the 60s and 70s'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-11-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Corcoran, Nina (6 August 2021). "Aimee Mann Announces New Album Queens of the Summer Hotel, Shares Song". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  6. "Queens of the Summer Hotel by Aimee Mann". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  7. "Aimee Mann: Queens of the Summer Hotel". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  8. McLevy, Alex (5 November 2021). "Aimee Mann gets theatrical with the Girl, Interrupted-inspired Queens Of The Summer Hotel". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  9. Alm, Rachel (3 November 2021). "Aimee Mann is a woman, interrupted on 'Queens of the Summer Hotel'". Riff Magazine. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  10. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  11. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
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